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The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories. \n\nA group of motorcyclists ride through the country roads of Tunisia, turning the heads of onlookers as they zoom past. But this is no ordinary group of bikers. Meet the Queen Bikers, Tunisia's first female-only motorcycle club. \n\nKhadija Hssaini is the president of the Queen Bikers club. Her passion for biking started when she was a child. \"The moment I start the engine, I totally forget about the people, the streets, as my whole being is fused with the bike. The more you speed, the more you feel comfortable and the adrenaline goes off the roof,\" the 27-year-old explains. \n\n\nFamily challenges \n\nKhadija takes her hobby seriously and wears full protective gear on every ride. However, getting support from her family hasn't been easy. \"The difficulties we face as female bikers start with the family because they usually do not accept a woman riding a bike. They see bikes as a danger lurking in the darkness,\" she tells Scenes. \n\nKhadija is not afraid to tackle stereotypes within her community. She refused to let cultural barriers get in the way of her passion. \n\nSisterhood \n\nKhadija plucked up the courage to enter into a motorcycle rally in the south of Tunisia. To her surprise, three other women were also participating. \"The women presented a challenge for me, and I was happy about it. One of the women joined the rally for the first time. She was a newbie but dared to join all by herself,\" Khadija recounts. \"So when I saw the women owning the rally, I thought to myself what a wonderful idea to start a women-only group,\" she adds. \n\nKhadija reached out to the girls on social media and suggested they come together and form a group. Soon, they were in constant communication, sending messages back and forth, swapping selfies and becoming firm friends. \n\nBikers spirit \n\nQueen Bikers member Chima ben Ammou, told Scenes what biking means to her. \"Personally, riding a bike changed my life. I used to be so stressed out by my job. Even though I was a regular at the gym and other sporting activities, nothing compares to riding a bike.\" \n\nIn Tunisia, most motorcycle clubs are exclusively for men. It is generally believed that women should only be passengers on motorcycles. \n\n\"Since I was a child, people would come up to my dad and say: \u2018Why is your daughter like this? Why do you let her ride a motorcycle?\u2019 They would ask the same to my mum: \u2018Why does she let a girl ride alone and not fear for her safety?\u2019\" explains Chima. \n\nThe Queen Bikers ride together as a group because it is safer. \"When bikers are riding for a long-distance, they need to be with a group because it's safer and more organised to follow certain signs. There is a biker who opens the road and another one who closes the road,\" explains Khadija. \"Signs are given to slow down or speed up and alert you when there's a bump or an obstacle,\" she adds. \n\nAttitudes toward female bikers are changing in Tunisia, and the Queen bikers welcome the change.\u00a0 \"Male riders are encouraging women to ride. They'll salute you whenever they come across you. That's what we call a biker's spirit,\" says Chaima. \"It's an encouraging sign and there's absolutely no difference between male and female bikers. Thankfully, this gender-based mentality is fading away amongst young riders,\" she adds. \n\nQueen Bikers' future goals \n\nThe women gather regularly to ride their motorcycles along Tunisia's scenic beaches and coastal roads, documenting their rides on social media. \"It's very comfortable to be amongst women. When I'm riding with girls, it's a familiar feeling. We always have so much to talk about without boundaries,\" explains Chaima. \n\nKhadija's goal is to encourage more female riders to join Queen Bikers. The group of five organise rallies and events to recruit new members. \"We have more than 300 women who own a licence in Tunisia and that number is growing, but we do not see them on the streets,\" she says. \n\nKhadija is hopeful for a bright future for all young female bikers in Tunisia to take to the open road and challenge social stereotypes.\u00a0","htmlText":"<p><strong>SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A group of motorcyclists ride through the country roads of Tunisia, turning the heads of onlookers as they zoom past. But this is no ordinary group of bikers. Meet the Queen Bikers, Tunisia&#039;s first female-only motorcycle club.<\/p>\n<p>Khadija Hssaini is the president of the Queen Bikers club. Her passion for biking started when she was a child. \"The moment I start the engine, I totally forget about the people, the streets, as my whole being is fused with the bike. The more you speed, the more you feel comfortable and the adrenaline goes off the roof,\" the 27-year-old explains. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6495343221800621\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//55//39//86//808x525_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/384x249_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/640x416_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/750x487_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/828x538_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1080x701_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1200x779_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1920x1247_cmsv2_083eb1ff-04de-5382-950d-6b708d7eacb6-6553986.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Queen Bikers member Chima ben Ammou with her motorcycle in Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Family challenges<\/h2><p>Khadija takes her hobby seriously and wears full protective gear on every ride. However, getting support from her family hasn&#039;t been easy. \"The difficulties we face as female bikers start with the family because they usually do not accept a woman riding a bike. They see bikes as a danger lurking in the darkness,\" she tells Scenes.<\/p>\n<p>Khadija is not afraid to tackle stereotypes within her community. She refused to let cultural barriers get in the way of her passion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//55//39//86//808x539_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_e470a419-5c28-5d8e-9892-db2ffcba8a46-6553986.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Queen Bikers member Chima ben Ammou on her motorcycle in Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Sisterhood<\/h2><p>Khadija plucked up the courage to enter into a motorcycle rally in the south of Tunisia. To her surprise, three other women were also participating. \"The women presented a challenge for me, and I was happy about it. One of the women joined the rally for the first time. She was a newbie but dared to join all by herself,\" Khadija recounts. \"So when I saw the women owning the rally, I thought to myself what a wonderful idea to start a women-only group,\" she adds.<\/p>\n<p>Khadija reached out to the girls on social media and suggested they come together and form a group. Soon, they were in constant communication, sending messages back and forth, swapping selfies and becoming firm friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6667850799289521\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//55//39//86//808x539_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_f16d5cc2-7051-55d6-a7c7-fad624dedfe5-6553986.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Queen Bikers member riding her motorcycle in Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Bikers spirit<\/h2><p>Queen Bikers member Chima ben Ammou, told Scenes what biking means to her. \"Personally, riding a bike changed my life. I used to be so stressed out by my job. Even though I was a regular at the gym and other sporting activities, nothing compares to riding a bike.\"<\/p>\n<p>In Tunisia, most motorcycle clubs are exclusively for men. It is generally believed that women should only be passengers on motorcycles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//55//39//86//808x539_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_bb6df55a-ff44-5411-b4fb-bd3d11b6d5aa-6553986.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Queen Bikers member Chima ben Ammou and her father fixing her motorcycle in Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"Since I was a child, people would come up to my dad and say: \u2018Why is your daughter like this? Why do you let her ride a motorcycle?\u2019 They would ask the same to my mum: \u2018Why does she let a girl ride alone and not fear for her safety?\u2019\" explains Chima.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6526120,6455554,6309776,6206470\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2021//12//20//meet-the-inventor-saving-the-lives-of-pregnant-women-across-uganda/">Meet the inventor saving the lives of pregnant women across Uganda<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//02//07//meet-the-cholita-skateboarders-breaking-down-stereotypes-in-bolivia/">Meet the cholita skateboarders breaking down stereotypes in Bolivia<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2021//11//22//meet-the-roma-girl-band-empowering-women-and-challenging-stereotypes/">Meet the Roma girl band empowering women and challenging stereotypes<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//culture//2022//03//07//meet-the-nepali-teenagers-raising-awareness-on-human-trafficking/">Meet the Nepali teenagers raising awareness of human trafficking<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Queen Bikers ride together as a group because it is safer. \"When bikers are riding for a long-distance, they need to be with a group because it&#039;s safer and more organised to follow certain signs. There is a biker who opens the road and another one who closes the road,\" explains Khadija. \"Signs are given to slow down or speed up and alert you when there&#039;s a bump or an obstacle,\" she adds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665935512173722\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//55//39//86//808x539_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/384x256_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/640x427_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/750x500_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/828x552_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1080x720_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1200x800_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/55\/39\/86\/1920x1280_cmsv2_4a2038fe-1da0-59aa-a3a8-cacddf37bed4-6553986.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Queen Bikers members on their motorcycles in Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Attitudes toward female bikers are changing in Tunisia, and the Queen bikers welcome the change.\u00a0\"Male riders are encouraging women to ride. They&#039;ll salute you whenever they come across you. That&#039;s what we call a biker&#039;s spirit,\" says Chaima. \"It&#039;s an encouraging sign and there&#039;s absolutely no difference between male and female bikers. Thankfully, this gender-based mentality is fading away amongst young riders,\" she adds.<\/p>\n<h2>Queen Bikers' future goals<\/h2><p>The women gather regularly to ride their motorcycles along Tunisia&#039;s scenic beaches and coastal roads, documenting their rides on social media. \"It&#039;s very comfortable to be amongst women. When I&#039;m riding with girls, it&#039;s a familiar feeling. 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Around 30 per cent of the women enrolled in the academy have progressed into professional DJ careers, playing at festivals, private parties and clubs. \n\nOlfa hopes that the DJ Academy will help change mentalities in the country. \"The hardest part of my job is to make people aware of gender inequalities and also to change the mindset of people and the decision-making process,\" she says. \n\n\u201816 DJs of Activism\u2019 \n\nArt can be a powerful tool for activism, as Olfa knows. Alongside the academy, she launched FeMENA, a digital and art space in the MENA region for women. The DJ Academy also participated in the UN's '16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence. They created '16 DJs of Activism', inviting professionals and female talent to take part in events and performances on social media and radio. They also staged a series of live sessions in partner clubs that shared their goal of promoting gender equality in Tunisia's electronic music scene. \n\nIn Tunisia, Olfa has seen the need for social reform in the area of gender inequity. Women's empowerment, she believes, will be the key to that change. She hopes that the DJ Academy will provide an organised and safe environment for women to learn, share their experiences, freely express themselves, support one another and prepare to be the next generation of DJs, sound producers and designers.","htmlText":"<p><strong>SCENES shines a spotlight on youth around the world that are breaking down barriers and creating change. The character-driven short films will inspire and amaze, as these young change-makers tell their remarkable stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olfa Arfaoui has been aware of gender inequality since she was young. 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She wondered why women were not as visible as men and why they were not given the same opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//36//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_4224ef23-794b-511d-9df4-cb34c161650f-6361312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Olfa Arfoui, the founder of the DJ Academy for Girls, Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This pivotal moment shaped Olfa&#039;s life. Since that experience, she has actively represented women, working on a development project for gender equality in her home country, Tunisia. She opened La Fabrique, an art studio for women promoting artists and creatives. \"We equip women with the skills and tools to build their careers and offer them the opportunities to enter a safe and inclusive workplace in art and culture,\" she tells Scenes.<\/p>\n<h2>The DJ Academy<\/h2><p>Olfa never forgot her musical roots and became a DJ as an adult but again, she found that suitable spaces for women to learn were hard to find. So Olfa set up a collaboration between La Fabrique and the Future Female Sounds, a Danish non-profit organisation, to create the DJ Academy in 2018 in Tunis. The programme is the first of its kind in the MENA region that is accessible and affordable for young women.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//36//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_4256fedc-e22f-51a5-b590-74f54a48e726-6361312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Linda Tounsi, a teacher at the DJ Academy for Girls, Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since then, more than 200 students have enrolled. \"Usually, when I&#039;m at a party, I stand so close to the DJ box and I keep wondering what is that guy doing? What are all those buttons made for? Why are they wearing headphones?\" says Syrine, a student at the institution. \"I jumped on the first opportunity to know more about it,\" she adds.<\/p>\n<p>The DJ Academy has designed masterclasses that teaches multiple facets of DJing. Students learn how to mix, research music, set up tracks according to the beats per minute (BPM) and more. The academy also teaches sound engineering and design. \"Once we have learnt what is necessary, we start to express our creativity and make our own production or own a piece of art,\" explains Linda Tounsi, a teacher at the academy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5619047619047619\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//36//13//12//808x454_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/384x216_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/640x360_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/750x421_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/828x465_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1080x607_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1200x674_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1920x1079_cmsv2_3a00c64a-23cd-5cf4-a20a-b92bf9de809e-6361312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Women learn how to DJ at the DJ Academy for Girls, Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>A social role<\/h2><p>In Tunisia, the electronic music scene is growing fast. But globally, the industry continues to be male-dominated. In 2018, only seven per cent of female DJs were in the lineups of 20 top festivals held around the world. \"We still have this mentality that there are some jobs that are made for men and there are jobs that are made for women,\" Linda says. \"I don&#039;t think that DJing is part of &#039;men&#039;s world&#039;. I don&#039;t think any form of art is part of the men&#039;s world. I think all forms of art are for everyone.\"<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia&#039;s women make up only 28 per cent of the workforce. The courses on offer at La Fabrique create opportunities for passionate young women. They can be a stepping stone to launch their careers both nationally and internationally. Around 30 per cent of the women enrolled in the academy have progressed into professional DJ careers, playing at festivals, private parties and clubs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//36//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_ef7092ef-070b-546a-ad9a-819daef9e812-6361312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Women take part in DJ classes at La Fabrique Art Studio, Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Olfa hopes that the DJ Academy will help change mentalities in the country. \"The hardest part of my job is to make people aware of gender inequalities and also to change the mindset of people and the decision-making process,\" she says.<\/p>\n<h2>\u201816 DJs of Activism\u2019<\/h2><p>Art can be a powerful tool for activism, as Olfa knows. Alongside the academy, she launched FeMENA, a digital and art space in the MENA region for women. The DJ Academy also participated in the UN&#039;s &#039;16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence. They created &#039;16 DJs of Activism&#039;, inviting professionals and female talent to take part in events and performances on social media and radio. They also staged a series of live sessions in partner clubs that shared their goal of promoting gender equality in Tunisia&#039;s electronic music scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//06//36//13//12//808x539_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg/" alt=\"Nasreddine Sakouhi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/384x256_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/640x427_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/750x500_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/828x552_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1080x720_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1200x800_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/36\/13\/12\/1920x1280_cmsv2_1fbfaac4-e99c-5554-a936-88464697d32d-6361312.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Women take part in DJ classes at La Fabrique Art Studio, Tunis, Tunisia<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Nasreddine Sakouhi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In Tunisia, Olfa has seen the need for social reform in the area of gender inequity. 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settles lawsuit with Tunisia terror attack survivors and victims' families","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"TUI settles lawsuit with terror attack survivors and victims' families","titleListing2":"TUI settles lawsuit with Tunisia terror attack survivors and victim's families","leadin":"Nearly 40 tourists were killed in the attack, with a further 39 injured, after Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on a beach outside Sousse.","summary":"Nearly 40 tourists were killed in the attack, with a further 39 injured, after Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on a beach outside Sousse.","keySentence":null,"url":"tui-settles-lawsuit-with-tunisia-terror-attack-survivors-and-victims-families","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Tour operator TUI has reached an agreement with the survivors and victims' families of the 2015 Tunisia terror attack. \n\nOn 26 June 2015, Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on tourists in the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, roughly 10km north of Sousse. 38 people died, including 30 holidaymakers from the UK and three from Ireland.\u00a0 \n\nIn 2017 a British judge ruled that the victims were \"unlawfully killed\", prompting legal action from the British victims and their families.\u00a0 \n\nAt the time the lawsuit was filed, TUI said that any claims that the operator had been neglectful were \"wholly erroneous\". \n\nThe settlement announced today has been reached \"without admission of liability or fault\" on TUI's part, but \"in the hope that [the undisclosed figure] will go some way to assisting the claimants.\" \n\nThe massacre is the deadliest non-state attack in modern Tunisia's history. \n\nThe Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the attack, which also left a further 38 wounded. \n\nWhat has TUI said about the lawsuit? \n\nThe tour operator released a statement along with Irwin Mitchell, the law firm representing more than 80 victims and their families. \n\n\"The tragic events of 26 June 2015 in Tunisia shocked and devastated us all and changed the lives of those affected forever,\" says the statement.\u00a0 \n\n\"TUI has always expressed heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those caught up in the terrorist attack that day and continues to extend deepest sympathy.\u00a0 \n\n\"The claimants have fought tirelessly to understand how the attack happened and to seek to ensure that lessons have been learned so that other families are not affected by similar tragedy.\u00a0 \n\n\"TUI appreciates how difficult it must be to move on from such a horrific incident but hopes today will provide the opportunity for those affected to start to do so.\" \n\nHow did the incident affect Tunisia's tourism? \n\nTunisia is one of the most visited countries in Africa, but the attack - as well as the Bardo National Museum attack which took place three months before in the capital city Tunis - led to a major drop in tourists. \n\nThe number of border arrivals fell by 18 per cent in 2016, with tourist receipts falling by half according to the Tunisian tourism ministry.\u00a0 \n\n\nHowever, by 2018 the industry had recovered and Tunisia returned to being one of the top destinations in Africa. \n\nCOVID-19 has proved to be more catastrophic for the country's travel sector, with earnings down 60 per cent in 2020.","htmlText":"<p>Tour operator TUI has reached an agreement with the survivors and victims&#039; families of the 2015 Tunisia terror attack.<\/p>\n<p>On 26 June 2015, Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on tourists in the popular resort of Port El Kantaoui, roughly 10km north of Sousse. 38 people died, including 30 holidaymakers from the UK and three from Ireland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 a British judge ruled that the victims were \"unlawfully killed\", prompting legal action from the British victims and their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time the lawsuit was filed, TUI said that any claims that the operator had been neglectful were \"wholly erroneous\".<\/p>\n<p>The settlement announced today has been reached \"without admission of liability or fault\" on TUI&#039;s part, but \"in the hope that [the undisclosed figure] will go some way to assisting the claimants.\"<\/p>\n<p>The massacre is the deadliest non-state attack in modern Tunisia&#039;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility for the attack, which also left a further 38 wounded.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6319842,6290414,6261584\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//12//21//royal-caribbean-says-48-passengers-test-positive-for-omicron-variant-on-ship/">Royal Caribbean says 48 passengers test positive for omicron variant on ship<\/a> <\/li><li 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Here\u2019s what the experts think<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>What has TUI said about the lawsuit?<\/h2><p>The tour operator released a statement along with Irwin Mitchell, the law firm representing more than 80 victims and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\"The tragic events of 26 June 2015 in Tunisia shocked and devastated us all and changed the lives of those affected forever,\" says the statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"TUI has always expressed heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those caught up in the terrorist attack that day and continues to extend deepest sympathy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"The claimants have fought tirelessly to understand how the attack happened and to seek to ensure that lessons have been learned so that other families are not affected by similar tragedy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"TUI appreciates how difficult it must be to move on from such a horrific incident but hopes today will provide the opportunity for those affected to start to do so.\"<\/p>\n<h2>How did the incident affect Tunisia's tourism?<\/h2><p>Tunisia is one of the most visited countries in Africa, but the attack - as well as the Bardo National Museum attack which took place three months before in the capital city Tunis - led to a major drop in tourists.<\/p>\n<p>The number of border arrivals fell by 18 per cent in 2016, with tourist receipts falling by half according to the Tunisian tourism ministry.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>However, by 2018 the industry had recovered and Tunisia returned to being one of the top destinations in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 has proved to be more catastrophic for the country&#039;s travel sector, with earnings down 60 per cent in 2020.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1641473004,"publishedAt":1641475790,"updatedAt":1641475793,"expiresAt":0,"canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2022\/01\/06\/tui-settles-lawsuit-with-tunisia-terror-attack-survivors-and-victims-families","programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/06\/35\/25\/32\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_2220ae3b-b1bd-5ee6-83b6-ed8d8a1a2ce3-6352532.jpg","altText":"Mourners on the site of the 2015 terror attack on a beach in Tunisia.","caption":"Mourners on the site of the 2015 terror attack on a beach in Tunisia.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"KENZO TRIBOUILLARD\/AFP","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":5128,"height":3456}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"deferrer","title":"Marthe de 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discovered near French ambassador's residence in Tunisia","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"Tunisian authorities say they have discovered a tunnel near the Tunis home of the French ambassador.","leadin":"Anti-terrorism officials and prosecutors are investigating the tunnel.","summary":"Anti-terrorism officials and prosecutors are investigating the tunnel.","keySentence":null,"url":"tunnel-discovered-near-french-ambassador-s-residence-in-tunisia","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Tunisian authorities have uncovered a tunnel near the home of the French ambassador during an anti-terrorism raid. \n\nThe underground tunnel had been dug from a Tunis house frequented by a known extremist, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. \n\nAuthorities did not indicate the tunnel's purpose or whether the ambassador's residence was a target. Anti-terrorism officials and prosecutors were investigating further. \n\nSecurity services were alerted after a tip-off about suspicious activity at the house in La Marsa, a coastal suburb of the Tunisian capital, where the French ambassador also lives. \n\nAn extremist known to intelligence services is among people who frequented the house, the ministry said in a Facebook post . \n\nIt did not say if there were any arrests were made during the raid that uncovered the tunneling. \n\nThe French Embassy in Tunisia has not yet commented on the matter.","htmlText":"<p>Tunisian authorities have uncovered a tunnel near the home of the French ambassador during an anti-terrorism raid.<\/p>\n<p>The underground tunnel had been dug from a Tunis house frequented by a known extremist, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities did not indicate the tunnel&#039;s purpose or whether the ambassador&#039;s residence was a target. Anti-terrorism officials and prosecutors were investigating further.<\/p>\n<p>Security services were alerted after a tip-off about suspicious activity at the house in La Marsa, a coastal suburb of the Tunisian capital, where the French ambassador also lives.<\/p>\n<p>An extremist known to intelligence services is among people who frequented the house, the ministry said in a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//permalink.php?story_fbid=5025208714173131%26id=192600677433983\%22>Facebook post<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It did not say if there were any arrests were made during the raid that uncovered the tunneling.<\/p>\n<p>The French Embassy in Tunisia has not yet commented on the 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US and EU must put pressure on Tunisia before it\u2019s too late | View","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"The US and EU must put pressure on Tunisia before it\u2019s too late | View","titleListing2":"The international community must speak up after the recent presidential power-grab in Tunisia, argues Adnen Hasnaoui, president of the Maghreb Institute for Sustainable Development.","leadin":"The international community must speak up after the recent presidential power-grab in Tunisia, argues Adnen Hasnaoui, president of the Maghreb Institute for Sustainable Development.","summary":"The international community must speak up after the recent presidential power-grab in Tunisia, argues Adnen Hasnaoui, president of the Maghreb Institute for Sustainable Development.","keySentence":null,"url":"the-us-and-eu-must-put-pressure-on-tunisia-before-it-s-too-late-view","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Tunisia, long hailed the Arab world\u2019s sole democratic success story, is sliding towards authoritarianism and tyranny at the hands of President Kais Saied. In recent months Saied has moved to monopolise all three branches of political power in the country : the legislature, executive and judiciary. \n\nIn the wake of mass protests against the government\u2019s inept handling of the economy and the COVID-19 pandemic, and in what he claimed was a bid to fix Tunisia\u2019s woes, Saied suspended parliament on 25 July, stripped MPs of immunity, sacked the Prime Minister and the government, and imposed arbitrary travel bans on public figures he deemed corrupt. \n\nLast week, less than two months after this assault on the country\u2019s political ecosystem, Saied declared he would rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution. These moves should sound loud alarm bells for proponents of democracy worldwide. \n\nSaied\u2019s blatant power grab is supported by the authoritarian Arab states of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, on the pretext that it constitutes a legitimate secular war against the Muslim Brotherhood, its \u2018offshoot\u2019s (principally Tunisia\u2019s main political party, the Ennahda Movement) and political Islam: a hackneyed narrative packaged for domestic and international consumption and long used by leaders to consolidate an iron grip on the region. \n\nSaied\u2019s recent actions in Tunisia could be early signs of a shift in the country\u2019s foreign policy and traditional political alliances, away from the United States and the European Union \u2013 which have backed Tunisia\u2019s democratic project ever since the 2010\/2011 revolution that ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali \u2013 and towards Arab regimes that have done everything in their power to crush their own people\u2019s democratic aspirations over the past decade. Beyond the region, this could also signal a shift in alliance towards Moscow and Beijing , both of which have supported strongman rule across the Middle East and Africa. \n\nTunisia\u2019s foreign policy has traditionally been governed by the Protocol of March 20, 1956, which recognised its independence from France was recognized. France and the West have since remained strong allies of this small north African nation. \n\nBut Saied\u2019s moves look set to reconfigure this partnership, and could eventually provoke significant backlash from countries like France, Tunisia\u2019s largest economic ally. This could include the suspension of financial support, demands for the repayment of Tunisian debt, and support for those segments of the Tunisian population that oppose Saied. \n\nTunisia is in a dangerous and uncertain predicament that could have negative ramifications for the region. At best, the country is at risk of increased instability and potential violence: pockets of resistance to Saied\u2019s audacious moves are already emerging. \n\nTunisia\u2019s pro-democracy vanguard and civil society are in the process of remobilizing again to thwart a return to the pre-2011 dictatorship, and to save their country from descent into internal conflict. At worst, Tunisia could fall into total chaos, as has happened in Lebanon. This too would create fresh avenues for authoritarian regional and international powers. \n\nHow to address Tunisia's political crisis? \n\nThe international community must not take Saeid\u2019s wooden composure and hollow reassurances that he will protect the country\u2019s democracy at face value, but instead look to the unmistakable progression of unilateral measures he has been taking. Underestimating these gradual power grabs by autocratic-leaning figures is how many dictatorships historically emerged. \n\nThe Biden administration must use its influence to insist that Tunisia respect people\u2019s rights as enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Tunisia is a signatory, and reassert that is not permissible for the President to use the claim of \u2018national sovereignty\u2019 as justification for political and human rights violations. \n\nThere is a Tunisian solution to Tunisia\u2019s crisis, but it is one that requires the vocal and firm support of the international community. Tunisia will emerge from this crisis once a new social contract is built between the various political factions, with all parties cooperating in the pursuit of minimum political guarantees for the Tunisian people, and the common goals of freedom, justice and economic revival. \n\nEurope and the United States should raise the volume of financial aid to Tunisia and not limit it to structural reforms, as they did in the era of former dictator Ben Ali, nor to facilitating the democratic transition, as was the case right after his ousting. Instead, aid should deliver a holistic, integrated support package: one that covers these two aspects but also bolsters the country\u2019s institutions while reforming state structures, especially defense, security, justice and administration. Aid must also support socioeconomic development to ensure sustainable growth and a reduction in youth unemployment. \n\nThis is the path to stability, sustainable development, lasting democracy and countering radicalization. There is still a possibility for Tunisia to change course, and to redirect itself back onto the democratic path that was the fruit of more than a decade of struggle by its people. The international community must come out to support Tunisia before it\u2019s too late. \n\n-- \n\nAdnen Hasnaoui is president of the Maghreb Institute for Sustainable Development, an NGO working to support the implementation of UN sustainable development goals in north Africa.","htmlText":"<p>Tunisia, long hailed the Arab world\u2019s sole democratic success story, is sliding towards authoritarianism and tyranny at the hands of President Kais Saied. In recent months Saied has moved to monopolise all three branches of political power in the country : the legislature, executive and judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of mass protests against the government\u2019s inept handling of the economy and the COVID-19 pandemic, and in what he claimed was a bid to fix Tunisia\u2019s woes, Saied suspended parliament on 25 July, stripped MPs of immunity, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fmiddle-east%2Ftunisian-president-relieves-prime-minister-his-post-2021-07-25%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112163769%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=jStYK49pQ8Xq6iFQFE%2Bke%2BgtIuw%2BEFGMUVffhqzsM0Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>sacked<\/a> the Prime Minister and the government, and imposed arbitrary travel bans on public figures he deemed corrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, less than two months after this assault on the country\u2019s political ecosystem, Saied <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Ftunisia-president-kais-saied-declares-he-will-rule-by-decree%2Fa-59267812&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112173726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=kUDF%2BKCRbtzGw4aM9RHaKpNLSxoodwGfptdPlHQGSEI%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>declared<\/a> he would rule by decree and ignore parts of the constitution. These moves should sound loud alarm bells for proponents of democracy worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Saied\u2019s blatant power grab is supported by the authoritarian Arab states of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdawnmena.org%2Fanti-democratic-disinformation-fueled-by-the-gulf-dominates-arabic-twitter%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112183681%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=6NHXnVOqBs2xz0JGLFLu3juO856EesuJ4UDjlOU1RGA%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>the pretext<\/a> that it constitutes a legitimate secular war against the Muslim Brotherhood, its \u2018offshoot\u2019s (principally Tunisia\u2019s main political party, the Ennahda Movement) and political Islam: a hackneyed narrative packaged for domestic and international consumption and long used by leaders to consolidate an iron grip on the region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Tunisia\u2019s pro-democracy vanguard and civil society are in the process of remobilizing again to thwart a return to the pre-2011 dictatorship<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saied\u2019s recent actions in Tunisia could be early signs of a shift in the country\u2019s foreign policy and traditional political alliances, away from the United States and the European Union \u2013 which have backed Tunisia\u2019s democratic project ever since the 2010\/2011 revolution that ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali \u2013 and towards Arab regimes that have done everything in their power to crush their own people\u2019s democratic aspirations over the past decade. Beyond the region, this could also signal a shift in alliance towards <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mei.edu%2Fpublications%2Frussias-involvement-middle-east-building-sandcastles-and-ignoring-streets&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112193636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bnUrkFTnrC%2BGF%2FDID%2BFBShfi57nLqjJXioBcKVWebdk%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>Moscow<\/a> and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F03%2F29%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fchina-us-russia.html&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112193636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=WAh6NWJr0wd47ppCNp15%2FZBAykdMriQVx07bAch4fp0%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>Beijing<\/a>, both of which have supported strongman rule across the Middle East and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia\u2019s foreign policy has traditionally been governed by the Protocol of March 20, 1956, which recognised its independence from France was recognized. France and the West have since remained strong allies of this small north African nation.<\/p>\n<p>But Saied\u2019s moves look set to reconfigure this partnership, and could eventually provoke significant backlash from countries like France, Tunisia\u2019s largest economic ally. This could include the suspension of financial support, demands for the repayment of Tunisian debt, and support for those segments of the Tunisian population that oppose Saied.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia is in a dangerous and uncertain predicament that could have negative ramifications for the region. At best, the country is at risk of increased instability and potential violence: pockets of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Ftunisians-protest-against-presidents-power-grab-opposition-deepens-2021-09-26%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112193636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=v4GY0PfQ%2FcmPRMT%2Fln9gPWi56VkNOEt99xAOlxTU4mw%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>resistance<\/a> to Saied\u2019s audacious moves are already emerging.<\/p>\n<p>Tunisia\u2019s pro-democracy vanguard and civil society are in the process of remobilizing again to thwart a return to the pre-2011 dictatorship, and to save their country from descent into internal conflict. At worst, Tunisia could fall into total chaos, as has happened in Lebanon. This too would create fresh avenues for authoritarian regional and international powers.<\/p>\n<h2>How to address Tunisia's political crisis?<\/h2><p>The international community must not take Saeid\u2019s wooden composure and hollow reassurances that he will protect the country\u2019s democracy at face value, but instead look to the unmistakable progression of unilateral measures he has been taking. Underestimating these gradual power grabs by autocratic-leaning figures is how many dictatorships historically emerged.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration must use its influence to insist that Tunisia respect people\u2019s rights as enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which Tunisia is a signatory, and reassert that is not permissible for the President to <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Ftunisia-president-rebuffs-foreign-pressure-over-political-crisis-2021-09-10%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Channah.somerville%40ext.euronews.com%7C11458e23b6ee4f061d0408d9841b14cc%7Ce59fa28a32ed49aca5a09c46118cfecf%7C1%7C0%7C637686074112203596%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=XAzalEYS6XdtnvaLzhs3PiCW64NQv3SBYam2Qoy5B8A%3D&amp;reserved=0\%22>use the claim<\/a> of \u2018national sovereignty\u2019 as justification for political and human rights violations.<\/p>\n<p>There is a Tunisian solution to Tunisia\u2019s crisis, but it is one that requires the vocal and firm support of the international community. Tunisia will emerge from this crisis once a new social contract is built between the various political factions, with all parties cooperating in the pursuit of minimum political guarantees for the Tunisian people, and the common goals of freedom, justice and economic revival.<\/p>\n<p>Europe and the United States should raise the volume of financial aid to Tunisia and not limit it to structural reforms, as they did in the era of former dictator Ben Ali, nor to facilitating the democratic transition, as was the case right after his ousting. Instead, aid should deliver a holistic, integrated support package: one that covers these two aspects but also bolsters the country\u2019s institutions while reforming state structures, especially defense, security, justice and administration. 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